Category: Tech
No joke: African teens create urine-fueled generator.
The days where people could say there was no innovation coming out of Africa is truly a time of the past. Not only is Africa pioneering some of the most impressive mobile banking systems in the world, but now it
Compassionpit.com: The website that provides therapy for free.
How many of you remember the good old days of general chat rooms, where you’d chat with random people in a communal chat room? For those of you that can’t, this was a time when the internet was still relatively
Redefining Technology in Africa
Africa is the hottest date in town. Not a day goes by without me receiving an email about technology in Africa. NGOs, venture capitalists, wannabe investors, donors or technology providers from the US, UK, and Asia are all looking to
The Secret to the Perfect Facebook Post
Small businesses that use Facebook to get the word out and promote their companies should check out a new report from Buddy Media, a social ad-management software provider. The report is drawn from the company’s analysis of 200 clients’ Facebook posts over a two-week period,
Security breech at Dropbox
Yes, you read right. Some clever hackers broke through Dropbox’s security and started sending random emails to to dropbox users using Dropbox email addresses. Sounds minor right? Yet, its just another reminder that no matter what internet companies would like
Social Media for Social Change
Written by Michael Annor Take a moment to think about each time a television broadcast has been interrupted for a commercial. It might have felt like a disturbance, but whichever way you look at it, it still captured your attention;
Is Google+ worth your time?
Written by Crystal Svanikier This is a question we’ve been asking ourselves here at Dust.From Facebook, to Twitter, to Scribd, to Paper.li… we could go on and on. Social media is making it much easier for those of us connected
Green Gold (Ghana edition)
In a modern world where populations are expanding into simultaneously shrinking global resources, it is almost inevitable that innovation and necessity will merge to produce very alternatives. In simple English, it is sometimes in our most turbulent moments that we
10 Essential questions to ask before you hire a web designer
If you’re like every other Ghanaian, you must have had a bad experience with a web designer. Web designers in Ghana have a reputation for being notoriously unreliable, notoriously unable to stick to a deadline and will make you feel
Sakawa Boys: Hacking the Natural Mystic
What does it really mean to say that we live in a fast-changing world? The meaning of this well-worn phrase seems to have narrowed greatly over time to focus primarily on economic development while glossing over the many social implications
